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PYONGYANG, May 12 (Xinhua) — The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Friday slammed the United States Congress for passing a new law to tighten sanctions against the DPRK. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK has sent an open letter of protest to the U.S. House of Representatives, strongly […]
Read MoreSEOUL, May 12 (Xinhua) — Residents living near a site, where the previous South Korean government had sought to deploy the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system, hailed the ruling Minjoo Party’s push for the parliamentary hearing and ratification on THAAD. “We welcome the party’s push for a parliamentary hearing. We […]
Read MoreBEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) — China will host the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation on May 14 and 15. Following are the economic corridors proposed under the Belt and Road Initiative. — China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor The idea of the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor (CMREC) was proposed by China in September 2014 during the […]
Read MoreLONDON, May 9 (Xinhua) — Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova’s hopes of featuring this year’s Wimbledon Championship will be decided on June 20 when a meeting of tournament organisers is planned, reports said here on Tuesday. Local reports said that the Lawn Tennis Association has not yet decided which players will be granted a […]
Read MoreLONDON, May 9 (Xinhua) — World number one Andy Murray will defend his title at the Queen’s Club grass tournament here from 19-25 June, organizers announced on Tuesday. Murray, who defeated Canadian Milos Raonic to win the title for a fifth time, will be joined by other five of the world’s top 10 men, including […]
Read MoreISTANBUL, May 9 (Xinhua) — A Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday asked for 40 times aggravated life sentences plus 1,540 to 2,370 years in jail for the attacker on a nightclub in Istanbul on first day of this year, who gunned down 39 people in a shooting spree, local media reported. Abdulkadir Masharipov, a Uzbek national, […]
Read MoreSEOUL, May 9 (Xinhua) — Conservative and centrist rivals of Moon Jae-in, a candidate of the liberal Minjoo Party, said they would accept the result of South Korean presidential election in an apparent concession to Moon. With 9 percent of votes counted as of 10:30 p.m. local time (1330 GMT), Moon garnered 37.5 percent support. […]
Read MoreCOLOMBO, May 9 (Xinhua) — A group of Sri Lankan refugees returned from south India on Tuesday, the Ministry of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation and Resettlement said. A spokesman for Minister D.M Swaminathan said that 16 Sri Lankan refugees returned and were greeted by officials at the main international airport outside Colombo. The spokesperson said that […]
Read MoreBANGKOK, May 9 (Xinhua) — Blasts at a downtown discount store in southernmost Thailand on Tuesday injured more than 30 people, police said. Two bombs were separately detonated in early afternoon Tuesday at the parking lot of Big C discount store and at a spot inside the store in Pattani province, about 1,050 kilometers south […]
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